Ferry links resume on Shimulia-Kawrakandi, Paturia-Daulatdia route still shut

Ferry services on Shimulia-Kawrakandi route on Wednesday resumed after 11 hours at around 9:55 as fogs got thinner. Chandra Shekhar, deputy manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation at Kawrakandi pontoont, said the ferry communications on the route were suspended at 10.00pm due to impenetrable fogs. Hundreds of vehicles formed long queues on both side of the river Padma, since last night. Meanwhile, ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route were still suspended as of writing of this report at 10:15 Some 400 vehicles were seen stranded on both the sides of the river. -

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